Funing Hall

When Zhao Shiqi heard that he was going to Taiyuan, he didn't ask why, and immediately said, "Okay, I'll go with your Majesty."

Zhao Cong sighed again: "This time, I'm going to make you tired and stay in Beijing."

"Why?"

Zhao Cong handed him the letter in his hand to read annoyedly.

The letter was sent by Du Yu, and it was sent to Beijing by his cronies.

It was mentioned in the letter that Wan Yanliang had already started a relationship with Jiang Wei.A few days ago, Xie Wenrui wrote a letter, saying that Yan Liang had asked to come to Kaifeng to congratulate the Emperor of Song Dynasty on his birthday face to face. These were just words for face, Zhao Cong refused after hearing it.

He was too lazy to receive these people all day long, besides, if Wan Yanliang really came, he would definitely have to fight the autumn wind and take away a lot of good things.He, Zhao Cong, is not the kind of fool who wants to spend money when there is more money.

Zhao Cong has always been in touch with Xie Wenrui, knowing that since Yeluqin returned to the Liao Kingdom, Wan Yanliang has been fairly honest these days, but he has had several frictions with the Queen Mother of the Liao Kingdom.According to Xie Wenrui's latest letter, Wan Yanliang asked again when he would sign the contract with Da Song.

Zhao Cong originally wanted to whet his appetite again so that he would know the truth.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, Du Yu's letter arrived at this moment.

Wanyan Liangming said on the surface that he would come to congratulate him on his birthday, but actually knew that Zhao Cong would not agree, but secretly planned to go to Taiyuan to meet Jiang Wei!

Du Yu has some skills, and he has already bribed Jiang Wei's people around him.Even if the words of the people around me are [-]% true and [-]% false, there is still some reference.After all, Du Yu was the person who once sat the first prime minister of the Song Dynasty, and he had many disciples.Even though he has been demoted, he is still the magistrate of a prefecture, and with Zhao Cong's support behind him, he still behaves as he did when he was prime minister.

He got definite information that indeed a group of people from the Jurchen came to Taiyuan.

This group of people walked quite aboveboard, they always had to stay in restaurants for dinner along the way, and they didn't avoid suspicion, claiming that they were going to cross Taiyuan to travel to Xiaguo.

Du Yu didn't completely believe in Jiang Wei's cronies, let alone their one-sided words. What's more, although this group of people only wore ordinary clothes, they were not ordinary people.When it was close to Taiyuan and his whereabouts were clear, Du Yu sent people to test him out, and those people were very skilled.

Du Yu had never met Wanyan Liang, or in other words, apart from Xie Wenrui and others, including Zhao Cong, he didn't know what Wanyan Liang looked like.It was too late to ask Xie Wenrui to draw a portrait, and Du Yu could not confirm that Wan Yanliang was among these people.But when they were tempted, they secretly protected the people in the middle.

These words were somewhat in line with those of Jiang Wei's people.

For such a major event, it is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.

While sending a letter to Xie Wenrui, he passed the letter to Zhao Cong.

After reading the letter, Zhao Shiqi frowned and said: "Your Majesty, the people around Jiang Wei, the credibility of what they said is not high after all, and it is not very likely that they can prove that Wan Yanliang has indeed rushed to Taiyuan. Wait for Xie Wenrui's letter to leave before leaving." Not too late."

"Du Yu is very cautious. He would not have sent me this letter if he didn't have some profit."

"Wan Yanliang and Jiang Wei are both cunning people, how can Du Yu alone defeat them." After Zhao Shiqi finished speaking, he added, "Besides, the day after tomorrow is His Majesty's birthday."

Zhao Cong sighed and waved Fu Lu back, leaving only the two of them in the inner room.

Zhao Cong looked up at him and said earnestly, "Because the day after tomorrow is my birthday, everyone thought I would definitely stay in Kaifeng and celebrate this first Ruiqing Festival, so I will find my own way." Having said that, Zhao Cong looked at the teacup on the table again, "At first I thought that Jiang was not honest, and I have already taken care of Yeluqin and Li Mingchun's place. Who would have thought that, separated by the Song Dynasty and the mountains and seas, he would still want to collude with Jurchen and Gaoli ?Xiao Shiyi, Wan Yanliang, you can say, is a cunning person. And he is not only cunning, he is also extraordinarily smart. He only has benefits in his eyes, so he naturally wants to exchange the least effort for the greatest benefit. Civil strife in the Great Song Dynasty. In other words, who wouldn’t want to see civil strife in the Great Song Dynasty?”

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Zhao Shiqi seemed to understand.

"That's right, Wan Yanliang was just an opportunity. I went to Taiyuan because of Jiang Wei. I don't want to bear Jiang Wei anymore. I plan to go to Taiyuan to take back Jiang Wei's military power and bring Jiang's family back to Kaifeng. I just want to beat them all." Only when you are caught off guard can you pinch it to seven inches."

"But..." Zhao Shiqi originally wanted to say that the emperor would not be required to go out in person, but he fell silent before he finished speaking.This matter really can only be done by the emperor himself.The Jiang family has been in Taiyuan for a hundred years, and their foundation is solid. Even though [-]% of their troops have been divided, their confidence still exists.

No matter how many times Zhao Cong summoned them in Kaifeng Mansion, if they didn't come back, there was nothing they could do.

Moreover, the Jiang family is much smarter than the Sun family, so far they have not revealed anything, not even an upright reason to attack them.Even when Zhao Cong first sent people to divide Jiang Wei's military power, some people talked to Zhao Cong about the rules of his ancestors.

If, regardless of the safety of the people, they forcibly send troops to take back the power of the Jiang family and start a war, the innocent people will be hurt, and it will be a joke to outsiders.Who wants to watch something like the flames of war start?

Zhao Cong said again: "I really endured the Jiang family for too long. Now that I think about it, this is also God's will. What I always look for in doing things is an opportunity. If you hurry up, things will be done. As for Wan Yanliang, if he is really in Taiyuan, he will be a I picked up a leak, if it is not there, it will be fine."

Zhao Shiqi is not a fool, so he naturally knows that Zhao Cong is right, but——

"Your Majesty is going to Taiyuan alone, I can't let go, so take me with you."

Zhao Cong sighed again: "Do you think I don't want to take you there? But this time, I don't want to reveal my whereabouts. I will start pretending to be sick tomorrow, and the affairs in the palace are still up to you." Furthermore, "You will leave the palace today for a while. Come on, I’m afraid you also know that people outside have misunderstood you now. This time, while I’m not here, you should take care of the affairs of the palace, adjust the relationship with the officials, and let everyone say you are good.

"Your Majesty—I don't need these."

"You don't need it, I need it." Zhao Cong waved his hand, as if the matter was settled, "Fortunately, Taiyuan is relatively close to Fengshang, and ten days is enough to go back and forth. I will bring enough troops to kill them by surprise. Be back soon."

"Wan Yanliang—"

"Xie Wenrui has received the letter and will bring people to Taiyuan at the same time. I am afraid that he has already left. Even if Wan Yanliang is really there, there is nothing to be afraid of. Taking this opportunity, I signed a contract with them and kept Jurchen in my hands. You can rest assured."

After Zhao Shiqi listened, he remained silent for a long time.

Zhao Cong pulled his hand: "Come and sit beside me."

Zhao Shiqi sat beside him, and Zhao Cong said softly: "There are always many helplessness in the world, and this is something that can't be helped. Since I am the emperor of the Song Dynasty, I have to do these things. This time, you have to be happy for me." Yes, they have all kinds of thoughts, but they have facilitated this for me. You don’t need to worry about it. Xie Wenrui has a very good reputation in the army in recent years. He can mobilize all the military forces at any place.

The last time Yeluqin came to Song Dynasty, he was terrified. Xie Wenrui will bring them all to Taiyuan.Taiyuan still has 25% of the troops controlled by Du Yu, we have [-] troops, and Jiang Wei barely has [-] troops.At that time, isn't it a catch? "

It's okay not to say these things, but when he said it, Zhao Shiqi's face turned green.

He led troops to fight back then, and knew best what the numbers of these troops represented. 25, [-], it's just a few times to open and close your mouth, but if you really want to go to the battlefield, who cares about the amount, all of them are red-eyed.

"Look what scares you, I'm not going to fight, I'm just analyzing the situation for you to listen to. No matter what, Jiang Wei has nothing to do with me." Zhao Cong did not intend to comfort Zhao Shiqi, he really felt a little Don't worry.This time is indeed the best opportunity, and there is a great possibility that the entire strength of the Jiang family can be brought back without a single soldier being abolished.

Zhao Shiqi had nothing to say.

Zhao Cong was going to do important things, and he didn't even care about his own safety. Naturally, he couldn't refuse when it was about national affairs.

Zhao Cong kept him in Kaifeng for the purpose of making a cover.If he stayed dishonestly, how could Zhao Cong catch them by surprise?It is because he stays here, and the more authentic the cover is, the safer Zhao Cong can be.

He knows all this.

He had to stay in Kaifeng.

But it was this necessity that made him even more aggrieved.

He is not really a 16-year-old ignorant boy who knows what responsibility is.Not to mention Zhao Cong in this life, he in his previous life, under such a bad situation, even if there was a chance, he would rush in and grab it.

It was also because he was desperate again and again that he succeeded in ascending the throne in the end.

He really knows the truth.

It's just that during the past few months of falling in love with Zhao Cong, he began to become "not enterprising".The more it was at this time, the more he wanted to go to an unpopulated place with Zhao Cong and live a leisurely life.

Except for the concealment left at the beginning, he never lied to Zhao Cong again, and he didn't hide his expression.

Seeing his aggrieved and uncomfortable appearance, Zhao Cong hugged him by the shoulders, and softly comforted him: "If all goes well, I may be back within eight days. Be good here."

"Your Majesty, come back after finishing this matter, and pick a few children from the clan to raise."

"Huh?" Although Zhao Cong had thought this way a long time ago, he was obviously trying to appease Xiao Eleven, why did Xiao Eleven suddenly mention this matter again.

"Your Majesty, the sooner you decide on your successor, the sooner you make him the crown prince, the sooner you let him ascend the throne. We will be able to leave Tokyo City earlier, and make our home around the world sooner. Any disturbances in Tokyo City, and all kinds of temptations from neighboring countries And ambition, nothing to do with you and me. How good is this?"

After all, Zhao Cong has been the emperor for more than ten years in his life, and he has been in charge for six years. He can't fully devote himself to this world, but because of his sense of responsibility, he has more and more thoughts, which makes him sink deeper and deeper, and he can't get out easily.In fact, he still has a lot of ambitions, and he doesn't want to retire prematurely, but when he heard Zhao Shiqi rarely use such an attached tone, when he said these extremely attached words to him, it seemed that it was really good.

Zhao Shiqi didn't hear what he said, and asked persistently, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Zhao Cong came back to his senses.

"Let's go to all the places you want to go, and then find a place with few people to live in. It's just you and me. Isn't that good?" Zhao Shiqi asked again.

Zhao Cong nodded and replied, "Very good, very good."

It was really good, but he thought, like Zhao Shiqi, he knew in his heart that such a situation would never exist.

He is the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he can disappear, and he can also disappear, but everyone who is sheltering behind him will be implicated in many ways because of his disappearance and disappearance.He couldn't ignore his sister, or even Fulu and Rantao who had been with him for a long time.

Zhao Cong thought so, but he didn't want to speak out to hurt Zhao Shiqi.

He knew that after being away for more than ten days, Zhao Shiqi would naturally miss him. At this time, he didn't mind completely following Zhao Shiqi's words. Not only did he say "yes", he also followed Zhao Shiqi's thoughts and said more about his future plans. He couldn't help yearning for it.

Zhao Shiqian was originally embraced by Zhao Cong, but even though it looked like he was still embraced by Zhao Cong, in fact his arms had already wrapped around Zhao Cong's back, tightly hugging him, not letting go.

Zhao Cong was hugged tightly by him, but leaned against him instead.

Zhao Shiqi's head was nestled in Zhao Cong's shoulder, his eyes were half-closed, covering Qingming's eyes.

In fact, he also knew that Zhao Cong lied to him, and Zhao Cong couldn't let go of all this.The inability to let go of all this is not because of greed, but because of responsibility.

But even so, it's good to be able to fantasize.

Zhao Shiqi said softly: "Your Majesty, you can go, I will wait for you to come back in the Palace of Funing."

He was so obedient, he stopped repeating it, Zhao Cong felt inexplicably sad, but he didn't know what else to say.The decision was his to make, and he had to go.He could only sigh secretly, and then hugged Zhao Shiqi even tighter, and the two stayed in the inner room all afternoon.

At night, their hair was tangled on the bed.

Strange to say, between the two of them, Zhao Cong's hair is extremely hard, but Zhao Shiqi's hair is very soft.There is a folk saying: "The hair is soft, but the heart is soft. The hair is hard, and the heart is also hard."

Zhao Cong even joked about himself with these words: "My hair is so hard, it's strange that my heart is so hard."

Rantao and the others laughed immediately, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is the most soft-hearted person in the world. It can be seen that this is not true at all!"

Just kidding, it's over.

Zhao Shiqi heard it from the beginning to the end, and he also felt that this was all nonsense.His hair is so soft, but he is not soft-hearted at all, the one who is soft-hearted is Zhao Cong.

He has already deliberately forgotten the cowardly self in his previous life, the cowardly self who cried all night because the swallow died, cowardly lying on the window and watching for three days, just to watch it hatch the chick.

The cowardly he died long ago, and the soft-hearted he also died long ago.

When he was lingering, he touched Zhao Cong's hair with his hand, it was hard, and when it happened to touch the end of the hair, he even poked his palm a little.But he was reluctant to let go, and amidst the joy, he suddenly thought of those sayings about hair, he also suddenly remembered his former self, and suddenly felt that maybe that saying was true, true.

The brief separation was right in front of him, and Zhao Shiqi felt that he was still affected.

He quickly threw these thoughts out of his mind, turned over and hugged Zhao Cong even tighter, and in the ambiguous voices of the two, the hair of the two became more and more inextricably intertwined.

After all, no matter how the hair feels to the touch, the two of them must have their hair tangled together for the rest of their lives.

As necessarily entangled, their fates.